I Can See a VTuber’s Red Pills - Chapter 7

I had given her the oxygen tank.

Satisfied with that fact, I wore a pleased smile and looked at the face of my first main girl—Ajung.

But her reaction was… a little strange.

[“Uh… Ah… Yes…? N-No, yes?”]

Her pure, elegant face on screen was totally dazed.

She opened her mouth blankly, shook her head, regained her focus, looked at the screen again—then repeated it all over again.

– Ajung’s broken ㅠㅠ

– Snap out of ittttt

– But seriously, that guy’s insane lol

– He’s a legendary whale, no joke

– What kind of guy makes a week-old VTuber his main and goes full sugar daddy??

– That’s talent lmao

Maybe because I was already making waves on the community sites—her viewer count was way higher than the first time I tuned in.

I understood now.

These people were just dopamine-starved ghosts, wandering from place to place.

And then…

[“Th-This donation… The v-viewer count… Wh-What… What is this… I-It’s scary…”]

Just seeing her happy was enough to make me feel satisfied.

She said she was scared, but her little chuckles in between were honestly adorable.

[“Ah! I-I should say hi! M-Mr. Zelnaga? Th-Thank you! I-I was a little overwhelmed yesterday so I didn’t get to thank you properly! For yesterday and today too, thank you so much for the massive dono—thank you!”]

With a scraping sound, she stood from her chair and gave a deep bow from the waist.

Other viewers probably couldn’t see it because of the virtual avatar,

But I could clearly feel the sincerity behind it.

And I just couldn’t hold back.

[Zelnaga has donated 1,000,000 Butter!]

[Wow, both your face and your heart are beautiful.]

[“H-Huhhhhhh!”]

– Bruh lmao

– Why are his messages coming in million-won chunks lol

– Hey mister, you rich or what?

– Zelnaga, throw some chicken next

– But like, her avatar looks like it’s made of clay, what’s beautiful??

Ajung looked like she was feeling overwhelmed,

So I dropped the amount by a digit.

But she still couldn’t pull herself together.

She even started waving her hands frantically.

[“M-Mr. Zelnaga! I-I really appreciate it, but please, you really don’t have to push yourself! Yesterday and today… it’s really too much…”]

I must’ve gotten too excited.

I went overboard just because I was the only one who could see her real expressions.

If I flipped the situation, I’d be creeped out too.

Someone I barely knew dumping a million won per message saying they liked me?

You’d definitely start wondering:

‘What’s this person’s deal? What do they want from me?’

That’s just how the world is now.

– Zelnaga: If I made you uncomfortable, I’m sorry ㅠ

This time, I held back and spoke through chat instead of another donation.

– gasp

– The King’s sulking lol

– Bye then

– 5 million in 2 days and he’s getting scolded lmao

– what

The chat exploded.

I didn’t even understand at first—

Until I saw Ajung’s reaction.

[“N-No! T-That’s not what I meant, absolutely not! I just…! I just thought maybe you were pushing yourself! I really appreciate the support! Seriously! But you don’t have to donate every time you want to say something! Chatting is more than enough! So if I made you feel bad, I’m really sorryyyy…”]

She was so flustered she started rambling without order or coherence.

She must’ve taken the teasing in chat seriously.

From certain angles, she looked cold—other times, like an innocent, demure girl.

But watching her flustered like this… was kind of funny.

So I decided to play along just a little more.

– Zelnaga: It’s fine. From now on, I’ll just chat instead of donating…

– gasp

– Sayonara~ lolol

– Ajung’s doomed ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ

– Legendary donor cuts ties after one day ㅠㅠ

– This is why small-time streamers don’t make it lol

Watching her eyes dart around in panic, unable to find the right words—

I couldn’t resist teasing her a bit.

[“N-No, t-that’s not… I didn’t mean it like that…”]

Now even her expression froze.

Her body stiffened.

And after a brief pause…

[“Huk… N-Nooo… I-I really didn’t mean it like thaaaat…”]

– gasp

– Wait what?

– ?

– Is this real?

– Yo, is she crying?

– No way, it’s totally acting

– Damn, for a week-old streamer she’s got acting chops

Chat was torn—insisting it had to be fake.

But I could see it.

[“I really… didn’t mean it like that…”]

The tears rolling down from her large, glimmering eyes were real.

She hung her head and cried silently, overwhelmed by the injustice.

Honestly, I just did it because it was cute.

I liked seeing a side of her no one else could.

I had no idea it would get this serious.

[Zelnaga has donated 10,000,000 Butter!]

[It was a joke. I’m sorry. I just thought you were cute when you were flustered. I swear it was a joke.]

She lifted her head in surprise, eyes wide.

With a quiet hiccup, she wiped her tears with one arm, then smiled.

[“Th-Thank you, hehe…”]

– Zelnaga-ham got played lol

– Damn, I fell for it too

– She’s a fox, bro, a total fox lol

– You got talent

– Ajung wins at monetization lol

The viewers thought they’d been fooled by Ajung’s acting,

But I could see it all.

Even though her virtual model hid most of her face,

The way she forced that smile—I could tell.

After the commotion finally died down,

Ajung spoke again in a calm voice.

[“By the way, where did you all come from? The viewer count suddenly shot up.”]

– Uh…

– Well…

– That’s…

– Ajung, all the new people are trolls, feel free to ban them!

– No wait don’t

– Please don’t reject us

– We love VTubers too 🙂

– Just in our own way, lol

– Direct Gallery folks, don’t bully Ajung ㅠㅠㅠ

Her soft-spoken tone—how do I describe it? Refreshing?

It was just pleasant to listen to.

[“Ah, is it that one? I think I know! What was it… Ggizzik VTuber… Gallery? Was that it?”]

– gasp

– wut

– Oh no, not that one

– Don’t look there

– That place is a troll playground, please don’t go

– Seriously, don’t

[“Huh? R-Really? I didn’t read much, but I saw it while researching VTubers before I started. I didn’t understand most of it so I just skimmed and moved on…”]

– Good

– Don’t go back

– Never associate with that place

– They treat VTubers like playthings

– Garbage, for real

Reading Ajung’s calm words and the chat—it was entertaining.

But still, these guys…

They came from there, so why are they telling her to avoid it?

– Zelnaga: Wait, didn’t you all come from there? Why are you trash-talking yourselves?

– gasp

– wut

– ahem

– hiss

– hush

– Even if it’s Zelnaga-ham, we can’t let this slide

– We are not those kinds of users 🙂

I honestly don’t get it.

They’re obviously from there—

And from my experience, it wasn’t even that bad a place.

Sure, they were a little crude and swore a lot.

But they shared the VTubers they watched,

And, like someone once told me, they even gave “oxygen tanks” to struggling streamers.

It left a deep impression on me how they’d defend VTubers’ red pills even in such a shadowy community.

[“But um… who is this Mr. Zelnaga? From the chat, it seems like everyone knows you…?”]

– He’s a legend…

– He came to end the war.

– The man who runs the free food bank

– A volunteer hero

– Feeds a hundred people daily

– Zelnaga you f***er go back to the Direct Gallery (deleted message)

I tensed when she said my name,

But thankfully, the chat was mostly positive.

Some of my traitorous former friends tried popping up,

But they got wiped out immediately.

Naturally, talk of me popped up.

As a reaction-seeker, I felt great.

But this wasn’t good.

This was exactly the kind of behavior to avoid in streaming culture.

– Zelnaga: I appreciate the kind words, but this is Ajung’s stream. Let’s stop talking about me.

– Damn

– Daaaaamn

– He became a full-fledged VTakoo in a day lol

– Learns fast lmaooo

– It is done… Go forth, my disciple…

Never make a viewer a named character on stream.

That’s how streams go stale.

When you enter a community and only hear insider talk,

You instinctively want to leave.

So rejecting newcomers like that—it’s bad culture.

But I overlooked something.

[“Uh… I-I’m sorry…”]

Ajung had only been streaming for a week.

[“I brought him up without thinking… I’m sorry… It must’ve been uncomfortable… I didn’t consider how Zelnaga might feel…”]

Today confirmed it—

She was an incredibly delicate person.

On the Ggizzik VTuber Gallery, people had warned about what not to do.

They described a type of stream that should absolutely be avoided.

And one name stood out in my memory.

Looks like my first main girl is…

[“Sniff… Sniffle…”]

…a menhera.

(TL note: menhera is slang for someone mentally fragile, often with emotional instability—common in online/streaming subcultures.)